My new book, Theology To Sing About, is now available as an e-book and will soon be as a printed book also. Theology is interesting. It is something that we should sing about. In the past it has often been the occasion for Christians to sing. The Psalms are full of theological truths. Our hymn book is one of the best examples of the joy we find in theology. And what is theology? It is the study of God. Christians should find no greater joy than in getting to know God better. Often people say, “it doesn’t matter what you believe.” But, it does matter indeed. I once read about some people who ate meatballs laced with poison. They believed the food was safe but it was not. It mattered what they believed. It matters what a doctor believes. It matters what a bank believes. And it matters what the Christian believes. What we believe is the foundation for how we live. Heretical teachings are built upon wrong theology. If we believe God is just one of many gods, we will live one way. If we believe that God is part of the universe, we will live another way. If we believe that God does not exist, we will think and act accordingly. We can explain much of the moral degradation in our country as the result of false belief systems. This books is not meant to be exhaustive. Nor is it meant to be a scholastic work such as would be used in a classroom. The topics covered will be limited in scope. The purpose is to show...

The book, There’s No One Like Jesus, is now available as an audio book. More and more people are choosing this means of reading books. You can listen to the reading of a book while you are working, while you are driving, while you are sitting comfortably in a chair at home, or even when out walking for exercise. Modern technology has opened many new ways to communicate. You can now communicate with people throughout the world without having to wait for long periods of time. Books can now be made available in places you would not have dreamed possible a few years ago. The Bible talks much about listening. Several times it says, “he who has ears, let him hear.” We can listen in different ways. Some listening is superficial. It enters one ear and goes out the other. But there is an intense listening as when we hear something very important. We do not want to miss a word that is said. That is the way we should listen to God’s Word. New opportunities are opening for us to listen. And one of those is through audio books. You may not have time to read a book, but you can listen to the reading of a book as you do other things. Whether you listen to the reading of a book or actually read a book yourself, you have great opportunities to grow spiritually and deepen your faith in...

It is storm season in Oklahoma. In fact, areas of the state are called “tornado alley.” Most cities and towns have sirens which warn that a tornado has been spotted or that one is making its way toward the area where you are. Some of the tornados are so destructive where lives are lost and there is great property damage. Are there not also spiritual storms which sometimes come up unexpectedly? It may be the loss of a job. It could be bad news from a doctor’s visit. It might be the sudden death of a family member or friend. There may be no warning at all. A storm may catch us completely off guard. Some of my neighbors hare storm shelters. They are built underground. Another friend has a safe room in his house. When there is the threat of a tornado, they can enter a place of safety and wait out the storm. Christians also have a storm shelter. The Psalmist talked about the Lord being our hiding place. He is call our refuge, our rock, our fortress. Whether it is a spiritual tornado or an earthquake, we have a place to run to. Martin Luther wrote about it in his famous hymn. “A Mighty Fortress is Our God.” Those storms are sure to come, but we know where to...

When you are too close to a painting, you may not appreciate it. Often you have to step far back to appreciate the painting. The same is true when you live at the foot of a mountain. Only when you take the long view do you see the beauty and majesty of a great mountain. Problems can seem insurmountable up close. Only when we step back and look at problems with regard to all of life do we see how small they really are. They may seem like mountains up close but they are really just mole hills. Where we stand and look at scenery makes all the difference in the world. It is the same with our lives of faith. From the perspective of the Word of God we see far more than a problem. We see an opportunity to grow, an opportunity to be a witness, an opportunity to express our faith. From the perspective of the church we know that the head of the church, Jesus Christ. will not fail. As children our perspective is rather limited. Our perspective changes as young people and even more so as young adults. In middle age we see things that we may never have thought about in youth. As senior adults the change in perspective is even more drastic. Whether at the sunrise of our lives or at the sunset of our lives, we need to look through the eyes of faith. As someone has wisely said, “Believing is Seeing and not Seeing is Believing.” The Bible says, “We walk by faith and not by...

Valentine’s Day causes people to think of people they love. Sometimes it is love between good friends. Sometimes it is love in a family. It is also a good time for us to think about God’s love. People send Valentine’s Cards to express friendship and love. God sends us His word to tell us about his love. God’s love is so great that He tells us about it in many different ways. The prophets told us about his love. For instance, in the Book of Jeremiah it says that God love is “from everlasting to everlasting.” In the Book of Psalms it says over and over that “His love endures forever.” Most clearly do we see God’s love at the cross. God could not speak more loudly than He did at the cross. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.” In the New Testament much is said about God’s love. It says this about the nature of God. “God is love.” Paul wrote that nothing can separate us from God’s love. He lists many things that might trouble us greatly but he says that none of these things such as tribulation, or distress can separate us. Nothing present or future, nothing seen or unseen can separate us. What should be our response to this kind of love? We should receive the One who loves us unconditionally, eternally, personally. We should rejoice in the One who floods us with such love. We should follow faithfully the One whose love has no end. We should share the good news about the One whose love is...